# ImageToSTL — Browser tool that turns one photo into a textured 3D model plus free local relief and mesh converters. > Source: The Agents Index — https://theagentsindex.com/imagetostl (structured, researched, re-verified) > Facts last verified: 2026-10-22 · 2 facts changed ImageToSTL is a browser service that rebuilds a textured 3D mesh from a single photo using cloud image-to-3D models. It also ships free local heightmap relief tools and mesh format converters that run in the tab. | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Website | https://imagetostl.im | | Price | free, then from $19.90/month billed monthly, $14.92/month billed annually | | Free tier | Yes | Free account gives 2 welcome credits (1 Basic generation) plus a daily check-in for 2 more, limited to 1 photo and a Basic draft mesh; browser relief tools and mesh converters are free with no account. ## What it does **Done-for-you service** · No — Self-serve software with Stripe checkout and email support only, no team doing the modelling work for a client. > Email support when a model needs another look > — https://imagetostl.im/pricing · Pro plan card, Includes list, final bullet ## How much it does unattended **Runs autonomously** · Partly — One generation runs end to end after you upload a photo, but every job starts from a human upload and quality choice. > Our AI engine turns one photo into a complete, textured 3D model in minutes > — https://imagetostl.im/ · Homepage, How to Convert Image to STL, step 02 ## Which models it runs on **Open models** · Partly — The vendor names open-weight reconstruction models it runs through fal.ai, but the buyer never supplies or swaps weights themselves. > Images you submit are processed by our application backend and third-party AI providers (including fal.ai models such as TRELLIS / Hunyuan image-to-3D). > — https://imagetostl.im/privacy · AI 3D generation section, first bullet **Model choice** · Partly — You choose a quality tier called Basic, Pro or Ultra rather than naming a model, and the vendor decides what sits behind each tier. > Pro and Ultra unlocked — the strongest models we run > — https://imagetostl.im/pricing · Pro plan card, Includes list, first bullet ## Where you use it **In a browser** · Yes — Everything happens on hosted web pages, the generator, the relief tools and the mesh converters all run in the tab. > Conversion and AI generation start entirely online in your browser. > — https://imagetostl.im/ · Image to STL FAQs, "Do I need FreeCAD, Tinkercad or Blender installed?" answer ## Whose machine it runs on **Self-hosted** · No — AI generation is cloud only and uploads your image to the vendor's servers and GPU providers; only the relief and converter tools stay on your device, which is not self-hosting. > AI 3D generation (homepage, PNG/JPG convert pages) | Our servers + AI providers | Yes — image is sent for reconstruction > — https://imagetostl.im/privacy · How Your Files Are Handled table, AI 3D generation row ## What it costs to run **How it meters** · Yes — Billing is a monthly subscription that refills a credit balance, with each generation costing credits by quality tier. > 600 credits every month — about 24 Pro or 13 Ultra > — https://imagetostl.im/pricing · Pro plan card, Includes list, credits bullet **Free tier** · Yes — A standing free account grants welcome credits plus a daily check-in top-up, and the local relief and converter tools cost nothing. > 2 welcome credits on signup (1 Basic generation) > — https://imagetostl.im/pricing · Free plan card, Includes list, first bullet **API access** · No — No developer API, docs or key page exists in the vendor's sitemap, and the terms forbid automating the generation flow. > Abuse, automate or circumvent credits, trials or guest limits > — https://imagetostl.im/terms · Prohibited Activities list, fourth bullet **Bring your own key** · No — Inference runs on the vendor's backend and its GPU provider; no page offers key, model or cloud substitution. > fal.ai — AI 3D generation models and GPU inference > — https://imagetostl.im/privacy · Third-Party Services list, fal.ai entry ## Buying it for a team **Seat model** · No — Pricing is a flat monthly fee attached to a credit allowance, with no seat count, seat floor or per-user charge anywhere on the plan cards. > 1,000 credits every month — about 40 Pro or 22 Ultra > — https://imagetostl.im/pricing · Professional plan card, Includes list, credits bullet **Single sign-on** · No — Sign-in is consumer Google OAuth for an individual account, and neither SAML nor an enterprise OIDC connection is offered. > Account Information: When you sign in with Google, we receive your name and email address from your Google account. > — https://imagetostl.im/privacy · Information We Collect list, Account Information bullet ## What happens to your code **Opt out of training** · Partly — The licence you grant is limited to delivering the service, but no page states whether uploads train models or offers a control. > you grant us a limited license to process your images (including transmission to AI providers) solely to provide the Service > — https://imagetostl.im/terms · User Content section, second paragraph **Data residency** · Partly — Infrastructure is named as Cloudflare with fal.ai for inference, but no region, country or jurisdiction choice is offered to the buyer. > Services run on Cloudflare's infrastructure (Workers, D1, R2 where configured). Transmission uses HTTPS. > — https://imagetostl.im/privacy · Data Security section **Getting out** · Partly — Finished models can be downloaded again from the library and the account can be deleted, but monthly subscription credits are lost at each reset while only purchased packs keep their value. > Subscription credits reset each month. Leftovers do not roll over. > — https://imagetostl.im/pricing · Before you pay list, third bullet ## Changed since our last check - **Self-hosted**: now No. It was Partly when we checked on 2026-10-19. - **Single sign-on**: now No. It was Partly when we checked on 2026-10-19. ## What changed - 2026-10-22 — Free plan · Usage terms · What it can do - 2026-10-19 — Free plan · Usage terms · What it can do - 2026-10-16 — Free plan · Price · Usage terms · What it can do ## Keeping it current These facts are re-checked against ImageToSTL's own pages and updated when they change. 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